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State Trooper
Episode Guide -   August 2006  
(eps #15 #17 #43 #44 #45 #52 #63 #98 #102 #104 #105 #106 )(#15)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Sal Crisanti [SC], John King, New York [JK], Tom Alger [TA] Rina Fox
D. W. McGregor, Sunderland UK (credits for eps 11, 53, 55) James Beer
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)

Revue Productions, Inc. / MCA tv Exclusive Distributors
for First-Run Syndication
Produced by Richard Irving

US police series 1956-59 pilot + 105 episodes x 30 min bw
starring
Rod Cameron
as Nevada State Trooper Rod Blake
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong as Sheriff Andy Anderson
(Note: Michigan-born actor Robert Amrstrong appeared in the 1933 classic
"King Kong" and should NOT be confused with Alabama-born TV character
actor R.G. Armstrong)
featured in the following episodes:
#8, #11, #12, #18, #20  , #21, #30, #34, #64, #65, #67, #76, #85. #86, #92, #94
Recurring Cast:
Alex Campbell as Sheriff Logan of Tonopah
featured in the following episodes:-
#5 "JAILBREAK IN TONOPAH", #6 "THE HILLS OF HOMICIDE",
#14 "TRAIL OF THE DEAD", #16 "COATE OF MANY COLORS".
#57 THE CASE OF THE HAPPY DRAGON
Recurring Cast:
Don Haggerty as Sheriff Elder of Las Vegas
featured in the following episodes:-
#2 THE RED BADGE OF DEATH",
#13 "THE CASH OUT", #33 "BEEF A LA MURDER",
#36 "SAFE ON A BOAT",
#50 DANGEROUS HONEYMOON
STUNTS:
PAUL STADER, CHUCK COUCH, BOB MORGAN, ALLEN PINSON, TOM STEELE,
DICK CROCKETT, AL WYATT, GEORGE ROBOTHAM, CARL SAXE, KEN TERRELL.

Premise:
Stories of the Nevada State police.
Filmed around Las Vegas.

DIRECTORS INCLUDED:
RICHARD IRVING, WILLIAM WITNEY, JOHN ENGLISH.
MAIN WRITERS INCLUDED:
FENTON EARNSHAW, LAWRENCE KIMBLE, BARRY SHIPMAN
MAIN TECHNICAL CREDITS:
DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY, JACK MACKENZIE,JOHN F. WARREN,JOHN L. RUSSELL.
SUPERVISING FILM EDITOR, BUDD SMALL.
MUSIC SUPERVISION, MAURY LEAF,JOSEPH E. ROMERO,STANLEY
WILSON.

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Episodes 00 - 50 listed in Copyright Date Order
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[01] State Trooper: KILLER ON HORSEBACK (14May55 copyright date)
(pilot episode - original title -
aired on "Star Stage" anthology series on NBC Feb 1956)
State Trooper: RODEO ROUGH HOUSE (pilot episode -series title) (verified -SC)
Directed by John English
Teleplay by Lawrence Kimble
Director of Photography, John McBurnie
Art Director, Martin Obzina
Film Editor, Daniel S. Nathan
Set Decorator, James S. Redd
Sound, William Lynch
Assistant Director, James Hogan
Starring:
Rod Cameron as Nevada State Trooper Rod Blake
Guest Cast:
Tol Avery............as (Bert) Rogers
Beverly Garland............as Elli Austin
Robert Burton............as Sheriff Grundy
Robert Anderson............as Sweede Austin
Claude Akins............as The Rodeo Clown (Henley)
Simon Scott............as Ryan
Raymond Hatton............as The Old Man
Pat Conway............as Saunders
James Flavin............as The Police Director
Bob Morgan............as The Gym Deputy
Synopsis:
A man is attacked and robbed in the desert. The police are
called in and find the only clue is a hoof mark in the sand. [SC]
Note:
The pilot episode had an opening teaser. The rest of the episodes in
the series had a completely different opening with Rod Cameron
introducing the story and the title. [SC]
(13Aug59 BBC UK, Thursday 6:20pm featured in BBC's "Star Choice" series)
(21Jul59 rerun on Colgate Western Theater: Killer on Horseback)

 [02] State Trooper: THE RED BADGE OF DEATH (verified -SC)
25Sep56 copyright date (LP# 8376)
Directed By Richard Irving
Story and Teleplay By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Jean Byron............as Jean Burton
Clifford Ferre............as Johnny DeViess
Carol Kelly............as Mrs. Avery
Jacqueline DeWit............as Doll
James Nolan...........as The Sheriff
William Remick............as John Howard Preston
Recurring Cast:
Don Haggerty (as Sheriff Elder of Las Vegas)
Synopsis:
Rod Blake goes undercover in Las Vegas to find out who's impersonating
policemen and robbing people leaving town with large sums of money. [SC]

[03] State Trooper: THE PAPERHANGER OF PIOCHE (verified -SC)
5Oct56 copyright date (LP# 8377)
DIRECTED BY RICHARD IRVING
WRITTEN BY LAWRENCE KIMBLE.
GUEST CAST:
CAROLYN JONES.........AS BETTY FOWLER
PATRICK O'NEAL.........AS JEFF MANLEY
MAUREEN STEPHENSON......AS IRENE PERRY
JAMES NOLAN.........AS SHERIFF ELDER,
with:
DON KOHLER, DAVID DWIGHT, TOMMY KINGSTREET.
SYNOPSIS:
SHERIFF ELDER OF LAS VEGAS ASKS FOR ROD BLAKE'S HELP TO TRACKDOWN AN
UNIDENIFIED MAN AND WOMAN WHO HAVE BEEN PASSING BAD PAYROLL CHECKS. [SC]

 [04] State Trooper: MEETING AT JULIA'S (verified -SC)
12Oct56 copyright date (LP# 8378)
Directed By Richard Irving
Teleplay By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Tom Fadden............as Bennett Collins
William Phipps............as Lonnie Miller
Harry Fleer............as Ross Collins
Gail Kobe..............as The Girl In The Cabin
Paul Stader............as Jethro Collins
Nora Marlowe............as Mrs.Brundidge
Tom Gleason............as Deputy Steve Donner
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong.....as Sheriff Andy Anderson
Synopsis:
Three men steal the payroll from a Nevada silver mine killing the
paymaster and wounding a Deputy Sheriff. Rod Blakes's investigation
takes him to the famous mining town of Virginia City and the
gravesite of a once famous dancehall performer named Julia. [SC]

 [05] State Trooper: JAILBREAK IN TONOPAH (verified -SC)
28Nov56 copyright date (LP# 8379)
Directed By Richard Irving
Teleplay By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Jack Kelly............as Johnny Bledsoe
K.T.Stevens............as Ann Bledsoe
Robert Bice............as Fred Carr
Thomas Jackson............as Gordo
Recurring Cast:
Alex Campbell (as Sheriff Logan of Tonopah)
Synopsis:
A man is put in jail for consealing a gun in a camera and not having
a permit for it. His wife and a friend try to break him out so they
can recover the money from a previous robbery that he was reponsible
for. [SC]

[06] State Trooper: THE HILLS OF HOMICIDE (verified -SC)
4Dec56 copyright date (LP# 8380)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Leo Gordon...........as Ed Munger
Evelynne Eaton............as Amelia Spender
Robert Stephenson............as Mr.Gerber
Greta Ulman............as Mrs.Gerber
George Robotham............as Tom O'Dell
Recurring Cast:
Alex Campbell (as Sheriff Logan of Tonopah)
Uncredited Cast:
BOB MORGAN (UNCREDITED), CARL SAXE (UNCREDITED).
SYNOPSIS:
A MAN TRAVELING ON A DESERT HIGHWAY FROM TONAPAH RUNS OUT OF GAS.
HE FINDS A HOUSE TRAILER OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CONTAINING TWO
DEAD BODIES. ROD BLAKE IS CALLED IN TO INVESTIGATE. HIS ONLY CLUE'S
ARE A SPEAR FISHING GUN, MINING STOCK CERTIFICATES, AND A LAKE TAHOE
TRAILER PARK. [SC]

 [07] State Trooper: FROM HERE TO MOLOKAI (verified -SC)
7Dec56 copyright date (LP# 8381)
Directed By Richard Irving
Teleplay By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
JorJa Curtwright............as Betty Davidson
Walter Coy............as Lou Kendall
Herb Ellis............as Arthur Stanley
Norman Leavitt............as Benedict
Synopsis:
Rod Blake receives a tip that a suspected murderer from Reno is living
the life of Beachcomber on the Hawaiian Island of Molokai. [SC]

 [08] State Trooper: WHAT PRICE GLORIA? (verified -SC)
(copyright date 12Dec56 /LP# 8382)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Gloria Saunders............as Gloria DiNeen
Jay Connors*............as Jim Herndon
(* aka "Touch Connors/Mike Connors - Mannix)
Maxine Cooper...........as Mary Herndon
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong (as Sheriff Andy Anderson)
SYNOPSIS:
A WOMAN IS ALMOST KILLED IN A BOATING ACCIDENT. ROD BLAKE SUSPECTS
FOUL PLAY AND THE WOMAN'S BEST FRIEND. [SC]

[09] State Trooper: WEEP NO MORE O'GRADY (verified -SC)
(copyright date 12Dec56 /LP# 8384)
Directed By Earl Bellamy
Teleplay By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Ted De Corsia............as J. O'Grady
Fay Baker............as Judith Andrews
Gene Hardy............as Jum Bender
Howard Wright............as Sheriff Long
George DeNormand............as Joe
SYNOPSIS:
ROD BLAKE INVESTIGATES A CASE INVOLVING A DEAD MAN, AN AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT, AND THE FORGING OF VALUABLE ANTIQUES. [SC]

[10] State Trooper: NEVADA BOY, PRIDE AND JOY  (verified -SC)
18Dec56 copyright date (LP# 8383)
DIRECTED BY DONALD MCDOUGALL
TELEPLAY BY LAWRENCE KIMBLE.
GUEST CAST:
ROBERT SIMON......AS COLONEL GREENLEE,
JUDITH AMES......AS JENNY BRAYDON,
DOROTHY GREEN......AS NANCY CODDLE,
JOHN BRYANT......AS HANK GREENLEE.
RECURRING CAST:
ROBERT ARMSTRONG......AS SHERIFF ANDY ANDERSON.
SYNOPSIS:
A WEALTHY RENO BUSINESSMAN BELIEVES THAT SOMEONE IS OUT TO KILL HIM.
ROD BLAKE'S INVESTIGATION LEADS HIM TO A TRAP SHOOTING RANGE. [SC]

[11] State Trooper: ONE WAY TO TAHOE (verified -SC)
26Dec56 copyright date (LP# 8385)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Craig Stevens............as Arnet Blackmore
Ed Platt............as Stanley Andrews
Claudia Bryer............as Jane Andrews Blackmore
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong (as Sheriff Andy Anderson)
Synopsis:
The wife of a Lake Tahoe honeymoon couple vanishes after depositing
a large sum of money in her husband's bank account. Rod Blake's only
leed is the wife's former husband [SC]

[12] State Trooper: ROOM SERVICE FOR 321 (verified -SC)
31Dec56 copyright date (LP# 8386)
Teleplay/Story by Lawrence Kimble
Directed by Richard Irving
Director of Photography, William A. Sickner, A.S.C
Art Director, Martin Obzina
Film Editor, George Maire
Assistant Director, George Bisk
Set Decorator, James M. Walters
Sound, Earl Crain.
Guest Cast:
DOUGLAS FOWLEY......AS MATT 'POP' PORTER,
[NOT Douglas Kennedy as Prof. Porter - previous error]
ROBERT BRAY......AS HARRY BELINDA,
BURT MUSTIN......AS JOHN DAKA,
BART BRADLEY......AS THE SHINE BOY.
RECURRING CAST:
ROBERT ARMSTRONG......AS SHERIFF ANDY ANDERSON.
SYNOPSIS:
ROD BLAKE AND SHERIFF ANDERSON INVESTIGATE THE MURDER OF A WOMAN IN A
HOTEL ROOM, AND THE CONNECTION OF AN ELDERLY CON-ARTIST FROM
PRISON. [SC]

 [13] State Trooper: THE CASH OUT (verified -SC)
(copyright date 24Jan57 /LP# 9856)
Directed By Donald McDougall
Teleplay By Fenton Earnshaw / From A Story By Thomas Walsh
Guest Cast:
Paul Langton............as Agent Denton
Ann McCrea............as Debbie Lang
Emerson Tracy............as Arthur Gailbraith
Thomas B. Henry............as Fine
Preston Hanson............as Ray Jensen
Recurring Cast:
Don Haggerty (as Sheriff Elder of Las Vegas)
Synopsis:
Rod Blake investigates a Las Vegas bookkeeper, a large sum of stolen
money, a beautiful show girl, and a train trip that takes him to Chicago. [SC]

 [14] State Trooper: TRAIL OF THE DEAD (verified -SC)
(a.k.a "Trail of Thunder")
(copyright date 29Jan57 /LP# 9854)
Directed By Donald McDougall
Teleplay By Barry Shipman / Story By Leslie MacFarlane
Guest Cast:
Denver Pyle............as Mark Schmedler
Jean Innes............as Ma Trask
Jack Lambert............as Jesup Trask
Tim Graham............as The Store Keeper
Ted Mapes............as Hutchinson
Recurring Cast:
Alex Campbell (as Sheriff Logan of Tonopah)
Synopsis:
Rod Blake is asked by the sheriff of Tonopah to investigate the
disappearance of five amateur prospectors. His search leads him
to a mountain cabin and a mine occupied by an old woman and her son. [SC]

1.15 [--] State Trooper: ROCKING CHAIR BANDIT (verified -SC)
Revue prod. (copyright date 01Feb57 /LP# 12132)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Robert Cornthwaite .... as Gil Miller
Tracey Roberts ........ as Marie Miller
Joan Sudlow ........... as Mamie Grant
Jack Hogan ............ as Deputy Sheriff Torrence
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong ...... as Sheriff Andy Anderson
Synopsis 1:
Rod Blake investigates a series of robberies conducted by an elderly
woman. Blake believes that the robber is actually a man. His only
suspects are a husband and wife dance team who have been out of
work for sometime. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
The troopers go after the Rocking Chair Bandit, an old gal who is
pulling robberies in broad daylight. [RF]

 [16] State Trooper: COATE OF MANY COLORS (verified -SC)
13Feb57 copyright date (LP# 9855)
Directed By Sidney Salkow
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Amanda Blake............as Betty Lavon-Coate
Clifford Ferre............ as Lloyd Hursh
Walter Kingsford............as Mr.Darnell
Jonathan Hole............as The Aet Dealer
Jim Hayworth............as Tex
Bud Osborne............as Elmer Rodin
Recurring Cast:
Alex Campbell (as Sheriff Logan of Tonopah)
Synopsis 1:
THE SHERIFF OF TONAPAH ASKS ROD BLAKE TO HELP INVESTGATE THE MURDER
OF A MAN FOUND NEAR A CATTLE RANCH. ROD'S INVESTIGATION UNCOVERS THAT
THE DEAD MAN HAS TWO IDENITY'S. ONE OF A WORKING COWBOY. THE OTHER,
A FAMOUS ARTIST NAMED BRADFORD COATES. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Assignment: identify a corpse from conflicting bits of information. [RF]

 [17] State Trooper: BOULDER JOE'S BOTTLE HOUSE   (verified -SC)
20Feb57 copyright date (LP# 8387)
Directed By Donald McDougall
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Charles Sell............as Boulder Joe Pallis  (or Palos?)
Peter Leeds............as Lee
Jeanne Cooper............as Lee's Wife
Helen Gereghty............as Mrs Crossman
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong.....as Sheriff Andy Anderson
Synopsis 1:
State Trooper Rod Blake investigates a robbery and the murder of a
night watchman. He suspects a former notorious safecracker,now living
the life of a desert hermit. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Boulder Joe Palos is Blake's chief suspect in the murder of a night
watchman. [RF]

 [18] State Trooper: WHO KILLED DOC ROBBINS? (verified -SC)
(copyright date 25Feb57 /LP# 9853)
Directed By Donald McDougall
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Virginia Christine............as Doret Mason
Ed Platt............as John William Mason
Douglas Odney............as Cleve Gilbert
Anzie Strickland............as Celia
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong.....as Sheriff Andy Anderson
SYNOPSIS:
THE DAUGHTER OF A PROMINENT RENO, NEVADA RANCHER MARRIES A LOCAL
DRIFTER. AFTER THEIR WEDDING HE MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS. ROD BLAKE
IS CALLED IN TO INVESTIGATE. THE TRAIL LEEDS HIM TO AN OUT OF TOWN
CARNIVAL. [SC]

 [19] State Trooper: BUCK FEVER  (verified -SC)
1Mar57 copyright date (LP# 9852)
Directed By Herschel Daugherty
Story and Teleplay By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Michael Landon............as Joe Durando
Jan Chaney............as Maria Durando
Hugh Sanders............as Hedstrom
John Gallaudet............as Warden Fuller
Richard Newton............as Charlie Dickens
Charles Stevens............as Ten-Gauge Vasquez
Synopsis:
Rod Blake investigates a hunting accident a fifty year old
buried treasure. [SC]

 [20] State Trooper: NO FANCY COWBOYS (verified -SC)
(copyright date 17Mar57 /LP# 8567)
Directed By Donald McDougall
Teleplay By James Gunn
Guest Cast:
Myrna Dell............as Hattie Hall
Kathrine Warren............as Carol Smith
Guy Williams............as Vince
Mary Alan Hokanson............as Charlotte Jackson
Jeanne Bates............as Laura Henderson
Hal Le Sueur............as The Sheriff
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong (as Sheriff Andy Anderson)
SYNOPSIS:
AT THE REQUEST OF CAPTAIN ANDY ANDERSON, STATE TROOPER ROD BLAKE GOES
UNDERCOVER AS A WORKING COWBOY AT A GUEST RANCH OWNED BY HATTIE HALL.
HE MUST FIND OUT IF CERTAIN GUESTS ARE BE EXTORTED BY THE RANCH'S
OWNER AND A CO-WORKER. [SC]

 [21] State Trooper: VIOLETS ON MT. ROSE (verified -SC)
27Mar57 copyright date (LP# 8568)
Directed By Donald McDougall
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Joan Vohs...........as June Roegart
Mark Dana............as Dooley Woodley
Ed Hinton............as Will Morrison
Rankin Mansfield............as Mr.Madden
Eula Asher............as Mrs.Lobott
Marion Grey............as Mae Smith
RECURRING CAST:
ROBERT ARMSTRONG (AS SHERIFF ANDY ANDERSON).
SYNOPSIS:
A WELL KNOWN JEWLERY STORE IN RENO IS ROBBED. ROD BLAKE'S
INVESTIGATION LEEDS HIM TO BELIEVE THAT AN INSIDE ACCOMPLACE WAS
ALSO INVOLVED. [SC]

  [22] State Trooper: THE LAST STAGE ROBBERY  (verified -SC)
2Apr57 copyrght date (LP# 8566)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Stafford Repp............as Henry Myers
Nancy Evans............as Nel Myers
John Crawford............as Fred Thompson
Doris Packer............as Bertha Thompson
Robert Pattan............as Tom
Boyd Stockman...........as The Stage Driver
Recurring Cast:
Don Haggerty.....as Sheriff Elder of Las Vegas
Synopsis:
State Trooper Rod Blake goes back in time when he investigates the
reinactment of a wild west stagecoach ride, sponsored by a Las Vegas
Hotel, that produces a real robbery, a kidnapping, and a murder. [SC]

 [23] State Trooper: THE SILVER DUKE (verified -SC)
(copyright date 3May57 /LP# 12137)
Directed By Donald McDougall
Teleplay By Barry Shipman / Story By Leslie MacFarlane
Guest Cast:
Ernest Sarracino............as Puccelli
Robert Anderson............as Carlson
Roy Barcroft............as Chief Barron
William Haade............as Stoneman
Kim Spalding............as Kline
Marshall Bradford............as Old Dusty
Henrry Wills............as The Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Fred Carson............as The Deputy (uncredited)
Bob Terhune............as The Mine Guard (uncredited)
Synopsis:
Rod Blake, impersonating a miner, tries to find out who's been
stealing high grade silver ore from a Nevada mine. [SC]

 [24] State Trooper: DEATH ON THE ROCK (copyright title)(verified -SC)
a.k.a. "Death on a Rock"
(copyright date 06May57 /LP# 12124)
Directed By Sidney Salkow
Teleplay By Leo Gordon and Fenton Earnshaw / Story By Leo Gordon
Guest Cast:
Harry Lauter............as Sheriff Steve Reed
Rusty Lane............as Walter Johnson
Gil Rankin............as Cy Conway
David Bair............as Billy Conway
James Stone............as Frank Gibbs
Wilson Wood............as The Deputy
Synopsis:
A missing hunter is killed on a rancher's private land. Rod Blake is
called in to investigate. His only suspect is the owner of the property.[SC]

[25] State Trooper: THE LAST WAR PARTY (1957)  (verified -SC)
(copyright date 07May57)(LP# 9859)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Lawrence Kimble.
Guest Cast:
Michael Landon........as Willie Losatta
Myron Healey........as Red
Charles Davis........as Wink Alan
Reynolds........as The Deputy Sheriff
Jan Cheney........as Mrs.Losatta
Elizabeth Woods........as The Rancher's Wife.
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong as Sheriff Andy Anderson. [SC]
Convicted of cattle rustling, a bewildered Piute Indian finds
himself serving a jail sentence. [JK]
 
 [26] State Trooper: VOICE OF THE BUG  (verified -SC)
14May57 copyright date (LP# 9864)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Tol Avery............as Sam Jordan
Carolyn Craig............as Katie Jordan
Russell Thorson............as Nelson Miller
Jean Howell............as Wendy Miller
Recurring Cast:
Don Haggerty.....as Sheriff Elder
Synopsis:
A former police detective who operates a private investigation business,
and who has an addiction for various listening devices known as 'bugs',
is found murdered. Rod Blake is called into the case to assist Sheriff
Elder of Las Vegas. [SC]

[27] State Trooper: THE ONE THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY
17May57 copyright date (LP# 9858)
(27Mar58 ABC Thurs WMAL-TV Washington DC 10:30 PM ET)
Synopsis:
Rod Blake investigates the "accidental" deaths of three members
of an exclusive hunting lodge. [RF]

[28] State Trooper: CINDER JUNGLE (verified -SC)
24May57 copyright date (LP# 9866)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Fenton Earnshaw
Guest Cast:
Charles Watts............as Tiny Ray
Joseph Sargent............as Eddie Freemont
Frank Richards............as Max Dorfman
Malcolm Atterbury............as Doc
Ric Roman............as Cross
Dale Van Sickel............as The Brakeman
Synopsis:
With the help of a railroad detective named Tiny Ray, Rod Blake
investigates a series of freight train robberies. [SC]

[29] State Trooper: DIAMONDS COME HIGH (verified -SC)
(copyright date 24May57 /LP# 12136)
Directed By Richard Irving
Story & Teleplay By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Robert Rockwell............as Joe Bishop
Doris Singleton............as Benita Proctor
Jeane Eagstrom............as Lili Haskell
Will J. White............as Sheriff Rex Miller
Ian McDonald............as Bob Stuart
Henry Hunter............as Henry Young
Valarie Perkins............as Connie
Gwen Coldwell............as Miss Rennick
Synopsis:
State Trooper Rod Blake investigates an air charter service. [JK]

 [30] State Trooper: JAIL TRAIL (verified -SC)
(copyright date 29May57 /LP# 9865)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Fenton Earnshaw
Guest Cast:
Harry Lewis............as Lenny Barnes
Elaine Riley............as Elaine Barnes
William Phipps............as Hillyard
Mark Danhill............as Harry Brandon
Francis DeSales............as Lt.Jackford
Dick Crockett............as The Henchman
Carl Saxe............as The Hoodlum
Bud Osborne ......... as The Attendent  
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong (as Sheriff Andy Anderson)
Synopsis:
Rod Blake travels to Los Angeles to try and find a criminal wanted
for robbery and murder of a woman in Reno, Nevada. The husband of the
dead woman is also on the same trail seeking revenge. [SC]
 
  [31] State Trooper: THE ONLY GIRL ON BOOT HILL (verified -SC)
11Jul57 copyright date (LP# 9860)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Fintan Meyler............as Betty McGill
Christopher Dark............as Gregg Ormsby
Raymond Bailey............as Mr.Ormsby
Madeline Holmes............as Mrs.Willoughby
William Challee............as Mr.Willoughby
Synopsis:
State Trooper Rod Blake searches for a young man with a mental disorder
who is grieving over the death of his wife. [SC]

 [32] State Trooper: NO BLAZE OF GLORY (verified -SC)
(copyright date 11Jul57 /LP# 9862)
Directed By D.Ross Lederman
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Frank Ferguson............as Frank Cliff
Vivi Janiss............as Mabel Cliff
Edgar Dearing............as Sheriff Cass Greevey
David Hoffman............as Mr.Beaton
Synopsis:
ROD BLAKE INVESTIGATES A FIRE OF A GENERAL STORE, AND A DEAD BODY
IN THE NEVADA TOWN OF GOLDFIELD. THE BODY WAS THE WIFE OF THE STORE
OWNER WHO WAS OUT 0F TOWN AT THE TIME. ROD SUSPECTS ARSON AND OTHER
SUSPICIOUS CLUES. [SC]

 [33] State Trooper: BEEF A LA MURDER (verified -SC)
(copyright date 18Jul57 /LP# 9861)
Directed By D.Ross Lederman
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
John Reach............as Deek Connors
Constance Towers............as Doris Woodley
Brad Johnson............as Nat
Tom Hernandez............as Pepi Sota
Olan Soule............as The Hotel Clerk
Recurring Cast:
Don Haggerty (as Sheriff Elder of Las Vegas)
Synopsis:
Rod Blake and policewoman Doris Woodley investigate the passing of
small bills, part of a payroll robbery in Reno and Las Vegas. [JK]

  [34] State Trooper: RIDE 'TIL YOU DIE (verified -SC)
(copyright date 18Jul57 /LP# 12132)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Fenton Earnshaw
Guest Cast:
Penny Edwards............as Ann Winter
Don Durant............as Ronnie Mann
Hope Summers............as Nancy Trainor
Phil Chambers............as Larson
Phil Cassady............as Dan Barron
May Wynn............as Helen Millarm
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong (as Sheriff Andy Anderson)
Synopsis:
A love triangle at guest ranch leave's one person dead and Rod Blake
on the trail of the killer.

[35] State Trooper: MADMAN ON THE MOUNTAIN (verified -SC)
(copyright date 8Aug57 /LP# 9857)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Bart Burns............as Roy Barnett
Sara Anderson............as Jane James
Bill Erwin............as Neal James
Dudley Manlove............as The Proscicutor
Jack Gargin............as The Jury Foreman
Allen Pinson............as Deputy Walt Roberts
Pat O'Malley............as Judge Stanton
Roy Darmour............as Dr.Dine
Bud Wolfe............as Deputy Daniels
Paul Power............as The Juror
Don Turner............as The Court Deputy
SYNOPSIS 1:
GANGSTER ROY BARNETT ATTACKS HIS EX-WIFE'S NEW HUSBAND WITH A
WRENCH AND IS ARRESTED. BARNETT CLAIMS TO BE INSANE, BUT ROD BLAKE
HAS OTHER IDEAS AND TRY'S TO PROVE THAT BARNETT IS COMPETENT AND
HIS REAL MOTIVE IS TO SERIOUSLY HURT HIS FORMER WIFE. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A gangster assaults his former wife.

 [36] State Trooper: SAFE ON A BOAT (verified -SC)
(copyright date 8Aug57 /LP# 12135)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Witney Blake............as Kathy Fallon
John Vivyan (Mr.Lucky)............as Gil Henderson
Gerald Milton............as Ben Ealy
Ned Weaver............as Frank Leonard
George Pelling............as Inspector Harold
Recurring Cast:
Don Haggerty (as Sheriff Elder of Las Vegas)
Synopsis
During a wedding ceremony, a safe containing a large sum of money is stolen
from a downtown Las Vegas casino. Rod Balke's only clue is the honeymoon
couple who left for Niagra Falls. [SC]

[37] State Trooper: FURY ON FREEMONT STREET (1957) (verified -SC)
(copyright date 9Aug57 / LP# 12131)
Directed By D.Ross Lederman
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Dick Foran............as George Larkin
Virginia Christine............as Ethel Larkin
Baynes Barron............as Marty Nestor
Barry Curtis............as Teddy Larkin
SYNOPSIS:
A WOMAN LIVING ON A RANCH OUTSIDE OF LAS VEGAS,BELIEVE'S THAT HER
EX-HUSBAND, JUST RELEASED FROM PRISON, IS OUT TO KILL HER. ROD
BLAKE'S INVESTIGATION LEADS HIM TO AN ANNUAL WILD WEST PARADE IN
DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS, AND THE SHOOTING OF THE WOMAN'S SECOND HUSBAND. [SC]

 [38] State Trooper: THE LIVE SHELL GAME  (verified -SC)
23Aug57 copyright date (LP# 12134)
Directed By D. Ross Lederman
Written By Fenton Earnshaw
Guest Cast:
Arthur Space............as Sam Denfield
Ann Doran............as Myra Denfield
Robert Jordan............as Ed Howard
Ann Shaunton............as Mary Howard
Tim Graham............as Parsons
Stafford Repp............as Ben
Alyn Lockwood............as Det.Sgt. Nancy Grace
Recurring Cast:
Don Haggerty.....as Sheriff Elder Of Las Vegas
Synopsis 1:
Rod Blake goes undercover at a Nevada desert museum with hopes of arresting
a trio con-artists who swindled a tourist couple out three hundred dollars. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Returning from a two-week vacation in Las Vegas, a tourist couple
stops at a desert curio museum.

 [39] State Trooper: A PENNY SAVED (verified -SC)
Revue prod. (copyright date 19Sep57 /LP# 12128)
Directed By Stan Shpetner
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Jackie Loughery ........ as Penny Lawrence
Gordon Mills ........ as Ronnie Nevers
John Mitchum ........ as Sheriff Tom Newell
Phil Tully ........ as Jackson
Lovyss Bradley ........ as Dora Jackson
Recurring Cast
Don Haggerty as Sheriff Elder
Synopsis:
The press agent of a Las Vegas entertainer claims that his client has
been kidnapped. Sheriff Elder calls in Rod Blake for assistance, and
later ties-in the the abduction and a bank robbery. [SC]

 [40] State Trooper: OUT OF LINE (verified -SC)
(copyright date 15Sep57 /LP# 12130)
Directed By D.Ross Lederman
Written By Fenton Earnshaw
Guest Cast:
Jean Willes............as Jackie Purcell
Gail Kobe............as Mary Belden
Joseph Miksak............as James Flynn
Helen Wallace............as Helen Crane
Guy Teague..........as Gunderson
Recurring Cast:
Don Haggerty.....as Sheriff Elder Of Las Vegas
SYNOPSIS:
ROD BLAKE SEARCHES FOR A LAS VEGAS CHORUS GIRL WHO'S EX-HUSBAND
WAS INVOLVED IN A LOS ANGELES ROBBERY RESULTING IN THE KILLING
AND WOUNDING OF TWO MEN. [SC]

[41] State Trooper: THE BLACK LEAPER
17Nov57 copyright date (LP# 12122)

 [42] State Trooper: THE TALKING CORPSE (verified -SC)
(copyright date 1Dec57 /LP# 13336)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Jeanne Cooper............as Emma Dupenz
Craig Stevens............as Bancroft
Lewis Martin............as Henry Dupenz
Charles Keane............as Ranger Clyde Dorn
Don Kohler............as Frank Mattlock
Synopsis:
The skipper of a Lake Mead sightseeing boat reports to Rod Blake
that one of his passengers was missing when the boat docked. The
skipper tells of the missing man's strange behavior after seeing a
couple who arrived at the dock as the boat pulled away. [TA]
(20Aug60 KTNT-11, Seattle, Washington; Sat 6:00pm)

[43] State Trooper: THE GANDY DANCERS OF STEPTOE VALLEY
Revue prod. (copyright date 15Dec57 /LP# 13337)
Guest cast:
Laurie Carroll ...... Francesca
Claude Akins ........ Janskey
Sid Cassel .......... Viejo
Synopsis:
Blake's assignment: catch the men who have been looting local mines and
mills. [RF]

[44] State Trooper: THE SOUND OF DEATH
Revue prod. (copyright date 22Dec57 /LP# 12129)
Guest cast:
Roy Engel
Guy Kingsford
Synopsis:
Blake is the key witness in a million-dollar suit against the U.S.
Government. [RF]

[45] State Trooper: THE DANCING DOWAGER
Revue prod. (copyright date 29Dec57 /LP# 12133)
Guest cast:
Noreen Nash ......... Cynthia
Larry Kerr .......... Hayes
Harry Hickox ........ Elder
Paul Keast .......... Grant
Synopsis:
Blake cons a confidence woman. [RF]

 [46] State Trooper: DIAMOND(S) IN THE ROUGH (verified -SC)
(copyright date 3Jan58 /LP# 12125)
Directed By John English
Written By Fenton Earnshaw
Guest Cast:
Sara Shane............as Marilyn Dare
Russ Conway............as Deputy Jim Long
David Mcmahon............as Sheriff Jeff Carney
Ralph Reed............as Eddie Long
Scott Roberts............as MacQuen
Synopsis:
Rod Blake becomes involved in a complex case that includes a
well-known celebrity, a sheriff's deputy, a young-tough biker and a large
sum of stolen jewelry. [SC]

[47] State Trooper: CABLE CAR TO TOMBSTONE (verified -SC)
(copyright date 12Jan58/ LP# 12126)
Directed By Tom Gries
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Ross Elliott............as Det.Wes James/Johnny Henderson
Larry Blake............as Harvey Steen
Ann Morrison............as Mrs.Boger
Harry Hickox............as Sheriff Elder
Dennis Moore............as William Boger
Synopsis:
Three men responsible for a robbery years back, encounter each other
at Hoover Dam. One of the men is a dead ringer for a local deputy
sheriff. [SC]

 [48] State Trooper: THE PERILOUS PICNIC (verified -SC)
(copyright date 19Jan58 /LP# 12123)
Directed By John English
Written By Barry Shipman
Guest Cast:
Veda Ann Borg............as Sheila Granville
Thomas P. Dillon............as Lesley Adams
John Dennis............as Burt Granville
Jeanne Bates............as Martha Adams
Sue George............as Sue Adams
Kenneth Patterson............as Mr.Brighton
Harry Hickox............as Sheriff Elder
Synopsis:
While vacationing at a National Park outside of Las Vegas, a wealthy
businessman is extorted by a former employee. The man's wife and daughter
are held hostage in the desolate desert and will be killed if a large sum
of money isn't paid. Rod Blake goes undercover as a photographer, trying
to find the missing woman and apprehend the criminal. [SC] 

[49] State Trooper: GRUDGE RACE
26Jan58 copyright (LP# 12121)
Written by Fenton Earnshaw
Directed by Tom Gries
Guest Cast
Brian Hutton, John Launer, Mary Munday, Ric Roman, Harry Hickox,
Robert Brubaker, Joe Haworth
Synopsis:
A race boat driver is injured during a test run. Rod Blake is
notified and investigates. His suspects are the owner of the boat,
a mechanic, and another driver. [SC]

[50] State Trooper: DANGEROUS HONEYMOON (verified -SC)
(copyright date 23Feb58 /LP# 12127)
Directed By John English
Written By Barry Shipman
Guest Cast:
Walter Reed............as William Baxter
Paul Smith............as Jim Sheldon
Sally Fraser............as Nancy Sheldon
Tom Greenway............as Sheriff Bronson
Francis DeSales............as Donald Perry
Oliver McGowen............as Robert Stone
Synopsis 1:
In the case of a mysterious plane crash, the serial number on the
plane's tail gives State Trooper Rod Blake a clue. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
State Trooper Rod Blake and Sheriff Elder are asked to help to
identify the victims of a crash of a private plane near
Boulder City, Nevada [UK]
(04Oct62 ITV Tyne-Tees UK, Thur 11.40pm)

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Episodes 51 - 107 listed in Production Number Order
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[051] State Trooper: THE DOLL WHO COULDN'T SLEEP
Revue prod. no. 1751
9Feb58 [us] copyright date (LP# 13340)
11Oct62 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thur
State Trooper Rod Blake gets a tip about a Western Union
robbery about to be committed in Las Vegas.

[052] State Trooper: FULL CIRCLE
Revue prod. no. 1742?? (possibly should be 1752)
02Feb58 copyright date (LP# 13339)
Guest cast:
Tom Greenway ......... Bronson
Bartlett Robinson .... Marco
Virginia Gregg ....... Laura
Synopsis:
A man's death proves to have been no accident he was beaten and then
put in a demolished auto. [RF]

[053] State Trooper: DEATH ON WHEELS [DWMcG]
Revue prod. no. 1753
15Feb58 copyright date (LP# 13338)
Written by Fenton Earnshaw
Directed by Stan Shpetner
Director of Photography, Jack Mackenzie
Editor, Budd Small
Set Decorator, James Walters
Sound, George Sawley
Assistant Director, Tom Connors, Jnr.
Art Direction, Don Ament
Guest Cast:
Jeanne Cooper,
Leo Gordon,
Harry Lauter (as Hal Michaels),
Kenneth McDonald
Tom Greenway (as Sheriff Bronson)
Robert Williams (as Paul Stader)
State Trooper Rod Blake is assigned to investigate a series of
highway truck robberies.

[054] State Trooper: THE BRIDE WORE BULLETS
Revue prod. no. 1754
8Sep58 copyright date (LP# 13331)

[055] State Trooper: THE SWEETHEART OF SIGMUND KAYE  [DWMcG]
Revue prod. no. 1755
22Feb58 copyright date (LP# 13527)
Written by Lawrence Kimble
Directed by Stan Shpetner
Director of Photography Jack Mackenzie
?? , Irving Liddell
Editor, Dick Connors
Sound, Harold Hinks
Assistant Director, Tom Connors, Jnr.
Guest Cast:
John Harmon (as Clerk)
Walter Coy (as Doc Brennan)
Cory Allen (as Sigmund)
Norma Eberhard (as Doris Green)
Eddie Parker (as Deputy Jim Daley) [SC]
When the parents of a university coed Doris Greene, disappear,
the girl states that her parents often went off on trips without
warning. [JK]
(Aired 18Oct62 ITV Tyne-Tees TV, NE England UK, Thurs 7:00 pm)

[056] State Trooper: CRISIS AT COMSTOCK (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1756
11Aug58 copyright date (LP# 14435)
Directed By John English
Written By Barry Shipman
Guest Cast:
Virginia Gregg............as Helen Zomby
Douglas Kennedy............as Harry Goodman
Myron Healey............as Ed Benson
Stanley Farrar............as Mr.Bates
Synopsis:
A middle-aged woman in love finds her life complicated by robbery
and death. [JK]

 [057] State Trooper: THE CASE OF THE HAPPY DRAGON (1958) (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1757 (copyright date 13Feb58 /LP# 13528)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Marvin Miller............as Sgt.Clarance Wong
Joi Lansing............as Angie
Pat Hogan............as Walter Kam
Chris Alcaide............as Joe Forrest
Francis Tong............as Mei Ling Kam
Norman Leavitt............as Ross Partridge
Harold Fong............as Jung
Recurring Cast:
Alex Campbell ...... as Sheriff Logan of Tonopah
Synopsis:
The body of a Chinese woman kept in a mortuary vault in Tonopah is
stolen and held for ransom. Rod Blake travels to San Francisco's
Chinatown to investigate. [SC]

 [058] State Trooper: WILD GREEN YONDER (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1758 (copyright date 16Mar58 /LP# 13526)
Directed By John English
Written By Fenton Earnshaw
Guest Cast:
Angie Dickinson............as Betty Locke
Jan Merlin............as Ben Miller
Don Keefer............as Ed Locke
Bart Burns............as Agent Dent
Doris Singleton............as Mary Jenson
Dale Cummins............as Corporal Craddock
Synopsis 1:
Two men posing as soldiers and a woman decoy steal a federal payroll
from downtown Las Vegas. Rod Blake is called in to investgate. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
State Trooper Rod Blake is assigned to help the Air Force and FBI
recover a large payroll. [JK]
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Guest Cast: from unknown episode - NOT "Wild Green Yonder") supplied by [JK]
Frank Overton (as Berger),
Mary James (as Miss Banf)
George Mitchell (as Torrino)
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  [059] State Trooper: STAY LOST, LITTLE GIRL (1958) (verified -SC/JB)
Revue prod. no. 1759
1May58 copyright date (LP# 13529)
Directed by John English [SC]
Written by Barry Shipman [SC].
Guest Cast: [SC]
Jack Kirkwood............as Howard Healey
Ralph Moody............as Peter Hulkshur
Ann McCrea...........as Mildred Deleo-Schigalo
Tom Greenway............as Sheriff Bronson
Harlan Warde............as Tom Schigalo
Leonard Bell............as Chip Martin
*
Additional Credits: [J.Beer]
Director of Photography: Bert Glennon
Art Director: Don Ament
Supervising Film Editor: Budd Small
Film Editor: Frank Sullivan
Set Decorator: George Sawley
Sound: Francis J. Scheid
Assistant Director: Edward Denault
Music Supervision: Maury Leaf
Costume Supervisor: Irving Levitt
Makeup: Jack Barron
*
Synopsis:
A Kansas farmer asks Rod Blake to locate his missing niece, who
is known to be in Reno, Nevada. [J.Beer]
(Syndicated rerun 28Nov59 KGLO-3 Mason City, IA, Sat 9:30pm)[J.Beer]

[060] State Trooper: THE WIDOW MAKERS
Revue prod. no. 1760
23Mar58 copyright date (LP# 13332)
The owner of a mine is hated because many men have died working
his mine. [JK]

[061] State Trooper: THE SNIPER (a.k.a. Mystery Sniper)
Revue prod. no. 1761
30Mar58 copyright date (LP# 13333)
A sniper terrorizes a city. [JK]

[062] State Trooper: 312 VERTICAL  (verified -SC)
 Revue prod. no. 1762 (copyright date 15May58 /LP# 12231)
Directed by Richard Irving
Written by Fenton Earnshaw
Guest Cast:
Richard Karlan ........ as Ross Daley
Herschel Bernardi ......... as Jake Carney
Jean Willes ........... as Ann
Jean Byron ........... as Beverly
Dabbs Greer .......... as Ed Grimes
Dick Crockett ......... as the Driver
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong (as Sheriff Andy Anderson)
Synopsis:
Rod Blake impersonates a wanted bank robber so he can infiltrate a gang
who operates a chain of hotels across the country used as hideouts for
criminals. [SC]

[063] State Trooper: ANOTHER CHANCE
Revue prod. no. 1763 (copyright date 11May58 /LP# 13328)
Guest cast:
Robert Vaughn ........ Mitch
Judith Ames .......... Mary
Robert Burton ........ Miller
Henry Hunter ......... Spencer
Walter Barnes ........ Grindell
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong ..... Sheriff Andy Anderson
Synopsis:
While transporting a prisoner back to Reno, Rod Blake hears the
man's story and becomes sympathetic. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
Robert Vaughn stars as a bandit who killed in self-defense. [RF]

 [064] State Trooper: 710 HYSTERIA STREET (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1764 (copyright date 6Apr58 /LP# 13330)
Directed By Boris Sagal
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Lee Van Cleef............as Frank Parnessa
Sandra Knight............as Jenny
Frank Albertson............as John Henderson
Sheila Bromley............as Gladys Henderson
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong (as Sheriff Andy Anderson)
Synopsis 1:
A FAMILY LIVING IN A LOW CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD FOR A SHORT TIME, RECEIVE
A DISTURBING LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN PERSON. ROD BLAKE INVESTIGATES AND
HIS PRIME SUSPECT IS THE FAMILY'S DAUGHTER. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A prowler has been terrorizing a small and shabby town near Reno.
The general hysteria in the neighborhood brings State Trooper Rod
Blake in to investigate. [JK]

 [065] State Trooper: FIREBUG (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1765 (copyright date 4May58 /LP# 13334)
Written by Barry Shipman
Directed by John English
Guest Cast:
Penny Santon........as Mother May
Jack Daly........as Nick May
Tod Griffin........as John Reinhardt
Jolene Brand........as Mrs. Reinhardt
Paul Brinegar........as The Store Keeper
Richard Devon........as Willy Reeves
Charles Horvath........as Daniel Hobbs
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong (as Sheriff Andy Anderson)
Synopsis:
A wealthy honeymoon couple camping in the Nevada mountains are
robbed and murdered by two men posing as prospectors. They set
a fire to conceal their crime. Rod Blake and Sheriff Anderson
investigate posing as campers. [SC]

 [066] State Trooper: KITCHEN KILL (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1766 (copyright date 20Apr58 /LP# 13335)
Directed By John English
Teleplay By Lawrence Kimble /Story By Jonathan Craig
Guest Cast:
Rebecca Wells............as Betty Dolan
Ralph Clanton............as Ted Joiner
Richard Crane............as Jeff Hopkins
Dick Cutting............as Sheriff Bronson
Jack Albertson............as Dr. Wenner
Fred Sherman............as The Medical Examiner
Paul Power............as Grantson
Synopsis:
Rod Blake must conclude whether an apparent suicide is actually a murder. [SC]

 [067] State Trooper: THE LAST WALTZ (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1767 (copyright date 18May58 /LP# 13669)
Directed By Boris Sagal
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
James Westerfield............as Chauncy Potter
Ellen Parker............as Clara Potter
William Phipps............as Ernie
Jeanne Bates............as Kate Bayla
Harry O. Tyler............as Pop, The Watchman
Fred Krone............as Oral
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong (as Sheriff Andy Anderson)
The Potter family plans to steal appliances by the truckload from
housing projects. [JK]

 [068] State Trooper: STILL WATER RUNS RED (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1768 (copyright date 25May58 /LP# 13673)
Directed By John English
Written By Barry Shipman
Guest Cast:
Wilton Graff........as Col. Lee Moorehead
Jeanette Nolan........as Lola Tucker
Barbara Stuart........as Anita Moorehead
Todd Griffin........as Bill Larson
Dale Van Sickel........as Jed
Paul Baxley........as The Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Synopsis:
State Trooper Rod Blake tries to prevent the bloodshed of a rancher
and his female neighbor. [JK]

 [069] State Trooper: NO, MY DARLING DAUGHTER (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1769 (copyright date 01Jun58 /LP# 13672)
Directed By John English
Written By Barry Shipman
Guest Cast:
Don Oreck............as Victor Marks
Maurice Manson............as Donald Bowling
Patricia Hardy............as Desra Bowling
Arthur Batanides............as Nick Shawn
George Cisar............as The Hotel Clerk
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong (as Sheriff Andy Anderson)
Synopsis 1:
A girl’s father tries to stop her wedding. [TA]
(11Apr59 KDKA-2, Pittsburgh, PA, Saturday 10:30pm)[TA]
Synopsis 2:
A young couple runs away to Reno to be married, but the girl's
father has sent a man to prevent the wedding. [JK]

 [070] State Trooper: HARD ROCK MAN (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1770 (copyright date 10Sep58 /LP# 14436)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Paula Raymond............as Connie Moser
Charles Cooper............as Tod Linkman
Joan Banks............as Edna Linkman
Bart Burns............as Captain Horton
Douglas Fowley............as Black Jack Neibert
Synopsis:
Rod Blake is confronted with a murderer who, called upon to solve
the murder of a miner, is too willing to confess. [JK]

[071] State Trooper: KEY TO A KILLER (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1771 (copyright date 22Jun58 /LP# 13670)
Directed By Lawrence Dobkin
Written By Fenton Earnshaw
Guest Cast:
Jean Willes............as Ruby Nowell
Harry Lauter............as Ben Everett
Robert Foulk............as Jim Granite
Dick Cutting............as Sheriff Bronson
Jack Moyles............as Eddie Scott
Synopsis:
After a series of robberies and a murder, Rod Blake traces the
crime to a wood mill. [JK]

 [072] State Trooper: THE WOMAN WHO CRIED WOLF (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1772 (copyright date 8Jun58 / LP# 13671)
Directed By John English
Written By Barry Shipman
Guest Cast:
Virginia Gregg........as Clara Lacy
Michael Connors........as Jim Madison
Whitney Blake........as Myra Cabot
Billy Synder........as Bill Lacy
Recurring Cast:
Dick Cutting.....as Sheriff Bronson
Synopsis:
A woman's place in a vaudeville act is taken by a young girl. [JK]

  [073] State Trooper: INHERIT A BULLET (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1773 (copyright date 15Jun58 / LP# 13329)
Directed By Boris Sagal
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Sara Haden........as Agnes Easton
Carol Leigh........as Jennie
Robert Herrman........as Ross
Anne Sargeant........as Kathrine Baker Easton
Freddy Ridgeway........as Baker Easton
Synopsis:
When a wealthy rancher Allen Easton, is killed in a car crash, his
mother is shocked when she is approached by her son's widow who
claims part of the estate. [JK]

[074] State Trooper: THE WINNEMUCCA WESKIT (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1774 (copyright date 21Jul58 / LP# 14433)
Directed by John English
Written by Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Craig Stevens ........ as Johnny Marvin
Jean Byron ........... as Millie
Sallie Brophy ........ as Marie Marvin
Dale Van Sickel ...... as Blainey Bartel
John Mitchum ......... as Deputy Joe Dugan
Synopsis:
A Sheriff's Deputy is killed during a bank robbery in Tonopah. Rod Blake's
investigation leads him to an old friend who manufactures and sells bullet-
proof vests. [SC]

[075] State Trooper: JOKER'S DEAD (1958) (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1775 (copyright date 04Aug58) (LP# 14431)
Directed By Lawrence Dobkin
Written By Barry Shipman.
Guest Cast:
John Stephenson........as Paul Skaggs
Casy Rogers........as Molly Crane
Whit Bissell........as Charles Bowman
Karl Davis........as Big Mike George
Elenore Tanin........as Mrs. Milford
Marian Collier........as The Woman In The Spa.
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong........as Sheriff Andy Anderson.
Synopsis:
Rod Blake investigates the death of a man,known to be a complusive
practical joker, at a Nevada resort. [SC]

 [076] State Trooper: YOU CAN'T RUN FOREVER (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1776 (copyright date 28Jul58 /LP# 14432)
Directed By Boris Sagal
Written By Fenton Earnshaw
Guest Cast:
King Calder............as Harvey Evans
Fay Baker............as Norma Evans
Christine White.............as Lucille Drake
Ron Haggerty............as Bob Evans
Read Morgan............as Trooper Gaines
Paul Stader............as Ed Lerner(uncredited)
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong........as Sheriff Andy Anderson.
Synopsis:
A young man is pulled over by a police officer for speeding, outside of Reno,
Nevada. When the officer searches the vehicle, he finds a stolen bracelet.
Rod Blake believes that the young man is innocent. His investigation leads
him to a woman and her boyfriend and the young man's father. [SC]

[077] State Trooper: SWEET AND GENTLE LTD. (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1777 (copyright date 18Aug58 /LP# 14438)
Directed By John English
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Malinda Vickers............as Constance Trayles
Andrea King............as Margaret Dorn
Tol Avery............as Leo Hogue
Tyler McVey............as Sheriff Billings
SYNOPSIS:
THE OWNER OF A VAN AND STORAGE COMPANY IS FOUND DEAD IN THE COMPANY'S
VAULT. THE ONLY CLUES ROD BLAKE HAS IS A PAIR OF SUN GLASSES, A LIGHT
BULB,AND A CROWBAR. [SC]

[078] State Trooper: WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1778 (copyright date 1Sep58 /LP# 14434)
Directed By John English
Written By Barry Shipman
Guest Cast:
Barbara Baxley............as Zelda
Addison Richards............as Sam Cooley
Chris Alcaide............as Bart
Mike Ragan............as Blinky
Russ Conway (NOT Tyler McVey)............as Sheriff Billings
Jack Daly...........as Dolan
Charles Horvath............as The Roustabout (uncredited?)
SYNOPSIS:
ROD BLAKE GOES UNDERCOVER TO FIND EVIDENCE THAT CONNECTS WORKERS AT
A TRAVELING CARNIVAL AND A SERIES OF BURGLARIES. [SC]

[079] State Trooper: THE CLEVER MAN (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1779 (copyright date 25Aug58 /LP#14437)
Directed By Lawrence Dobkin
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Jacqueline Scott............as Betty Landers
William Swan............as Joe Landers
Frank Wilcox............as Walter Eagles
Barbara Fuller............as Lois Brinkman
Nora Marlowe............as Sarah Brinkman
SYNOPSIS:
AN INSURANCE AGENT'S WIFE ASK'S ROD BLAKE TO FIND OUT WHY HER HUSBAND
WITHDREW A LARGE SUM OF MONEY FROM THEIR BANK ACCOUNT, AND GIVING
IT TO A CON-ARTIST. [SC]

[80] State Trooper: THE SILVER SPIRAL (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1780 (copyright date 18Jan59 /LP# 15059)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Barry Shipman
Guest Cast:
Robert H. Harris............as Jefferson Meadows
Joyce Meadows............as Falina Meadows
Owen Cunningham............as Dr. Felder
Lucius Beebe............as Himself
Charlie Clegg............as Himself
Synopsis:
Rod Blake is hot on the trail of a compulsive murderer who recently
escaped from a mental institution and was last seen in the former
mining town of Virginia City. [SC]

 [081] State Trooper: TRAVEL NOW, SLAY LATER (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1781 (copyright date 12Feb59)
Directed By Virgil W. Vogel
Teleplay By Steven Thornley / Story By Curtis Cluff
Guest Cast:
Mark Roberts............as Tom Lanning
Jan Harrison............as Carol Ward
Ralph Clanton............as Drayton
Craig Duncan............as Sergeant Kelso
Jonathan Hole............as Stack
Howard Ledig............as Sid Jaffe
Synopsis:
A man who works for a loan company flees with a large sum of negotiable
bonds. Rod Blake suspects a woman accomplice who suddenly flees to
Hawaii. Rod follows in pursuit to try and capture them. [SC]

   [082] State Trooper: LONELY VALLEY (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1782
31Jan59 copyright date (LP# 15060)
Directed By Ray Nazzaro
Written By Barry Shipman
Guest Cast:
Suzanne Lloyd............as The Indian Woman
John Dierkes............as Obadia Smith
Fred Krone............as Benjamin Smith
Dick Farnsworth............as Caleb Smith
SYNOPSIS 1:
THE GOVERNMENT SETS OFF AN EXPERIMENTAL ATOMIC BLAST IN THE NEVADA DESERT.
A PIUTE INDIAN AND HIS TRIBE FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES WHEN A FANATICAL HERMIT
AND HIS TWO SONS BELEIVE ITS THE COMING OF THE END OF THE WORLD AND BEGIN
SHOOTING ANYONE LIVING IN THEIR VALLEY. ROD BLAKE COMES TO THE AID OF THE
INDIANS, AFTER RECEIVING A MESSAGE FROM ONE OF THEM. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Indians are forced to leave their hunting grounds.
(11Apr59, WJAC-6, Johnstown, PA, Saturday 11:00pm)

[083] State Trooper: EXCITEMENT AT MILLTOWN (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1783
20Jan59 copyright date (LP# 14817)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Barry Shipman
Guest Cast:
Myron Healey............as Nels
Vivi Janiss...........as Ella Westover
Dayton Lummis............as Mr.Carlson
Suzanne Lloyd............as Mirna Carlson
Malcolm Atterbury............as Doc
Paul Stader............as The Yard Boss
Chuck Couch............as The Log Worker
Synopsis:
Rod Blake goes undercover to investigate a series of fatal accidents
at a lumber mill [SC]

 [084] State Trooper: THE TRAP THAT JACK BUILT (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1784 (copyright date 8Jan59 /LP# 15058)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Barry Shipman
Guest Cast:
Joselyn Brando............as Vera Woodridge
Robert H. Harris............as Penny
Jack Woodridge ............ as ?
Paul Langton..............as Charles Medford
Kathy Marlowe............as Katharine Dolan
Synopsis:
A woman friend of a mining engineer is electrocuted at an abandoned
mine. Rod Blake's only suspect is the mines owner. [SC]

 [085] State Trooper: FIDDLE DEE DEAD (verified - SC)
Revue prod. no. 1785 (copyright date 14Feb59 /LP# 14619)
Directed By Ray Nazzaro
Written By Steven Thornley
Guest Cast:
Frank Devol............as Himself
Barbara Bain............as Nen Slausen
Harry Lauter............as Rex Bomar
George Neise............as Ben Slausen
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong (as Sheriff Andy Anderson)
Synopsis:
A holdup gang wanted for a series of robberies steal a car belonging
to a famous Reno band leader. Rod Blake uses a priceless violin as
bait to catch robbers. [SC]

 [086] State Trooper: THIS ONE'LL KILL YA (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1786 (copyright date 13Jan59 /LP# 14826)
Directed By Ray Nazzaro
Written By Steven Thornley
Guest Cast:
Buddy Lester............as Waldo Sims
Joey Forman............as Johnny Garth
Miranda Jones............as Kay Wallace
Joan Banks............as Jill Benton
George Neise............as Warren Poole
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong (as Sheriff Andy Anderson)
Synopsis:
The girlfriend of a Reno, Nevada comedian is found dead in her car. Rod Blake
is called in to investigate. The only suspect he has is the murdered woman's
former husband. [SC]

 [087] State Trooper: THE PRETTIEST DRESS IN GOLDFIELD (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1787 (copyright date 1Jan59 /LP# 14815)
Directed By Richard Irving
Teleplay By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Edward Binns............as Harley Bender
Douglas Fowley............as Doc Crippin
Jean Byron............as Stella Bender
Trevor Bardette............as Sheriff Morton
William Challee............as Pop Boltster
Paul Stader............as Frank
Synopsis:
A husband and wife are murdered and the town's hermit is blamed
for the killings. Rod Blake believes he is innocent. [SC]

 [088] State Trooper: WHAT'S MINE IS MINE (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1788 (copyright date 16Jan59)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Barry Shipman
Guest Cast:
Edward Binns........as Frederick Walden
Jean Byron........as Claire Walden
Lane Bradford........as Joe Hooker
Paul Stader........as Henry Moon(uncredited)
Chuck Couch........as Fowler(uncredited)
Recurring Cast:
Alex Campbell.....as Sheriff Logan
Synopsis:
A wealthy mine owner can't explain the death of his business partner.
Rod Blake investigates and concludes that the man was murdered. His
only suspects are the owner and his wife. [SC]

 [089] State Trooper: LARCENY AND OLD AGE (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1789 (copyright date 3Mar59 / LP# 14820)
Directed By John English
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Judith Ames ........ as Julie Colfax
Paul Lukather ........ as Brady Colfax
Harry Lauter ........ as Barney
Synopsis:
Rod Blake investigates the disappearance of an elderly man, an
ex-convict and a package containing a large sum of money. [SC]

 [090] State Trooper: CARSON CITY KITTY (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1790 (copyright date 20Mar59)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Barry Shipman
Guest Cast:
Brooke Bundy............as Sara Williams
Bart Burns............as Al Brady
Voorhies J. Ardnoin............as Ben Hardy
Lillian Powell............as Nettie Simmons
Johnny Standley............as Chester Avery
J.Edward Mckinley............as Sheriff Billings
Paul Stader............as Deputy Jim Wallace
Synopsis:
A valuable necklace is stolen from a Carson City museum. Rod Blake
suspects one of the museums employees. [SC]  

[091] State Trooper: THE MAN FROM SOLITARY (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1791 (copyright date 10Mar59)
Directed By Earl Bellamy
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Roscoe Ates............as Dusty Peabody
Joe Patridge............as Brad Clinton
Eddie Kane............as Jake Clinton
Jack Littlefield............as Johnny Byrd
Terry Frost............as Sheriff Webster
Bette McMahon............as Mrs.Freemont
Carol Henry............as Mr.Freemont
Allen Pinson............as The Henchman
Ronnie Rondell............as Booboo
SYNOPSIS:
ROD BLAKE IS ASKED FOR HIS HELP BY A SHERIFF FRIEND FROM ARIZONA.
ROD GOES UNDERCOVER TO INVESTIGATE A RANCHER WHO HIRES EX-CONVICTS
TO WORK ON HIS RANCH. [SC]

 [092] State Trooper: THE CHOKER (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1792 (copyright date 09Apr59)
Directed By Sidney Salkow
Written By Barry Shipman
Guest Cast:
Jean Howell............as Peggy Radford
Penny Santon............as Mother May
Karl Lukas............as Harry'Duke'Jackson
Harry Shannon............as Drued
Peter Brocco............as Edgy
Paul Wexler............as Coaker
Paula Kent............as The Waitress
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong (as Sheriff Andy Anderson)
SYNOPSIS:
ROD BLAKE INVESTIGATES A SERIES OF MURDERS ALL INVOLVING NIGHTCLUB
WAITRESSES. HE GOES UNDERCOVER AS A DRIFTER, HIS TRAIL LEEDING HIM
TO A HOBO CAMP. [SC]

[093] State Trooper: THE JUDAS TREE (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1793 (copyright date 02Apr59)
Directed By William Witney
Written By Barry Shipman
Guest Cast:
Jeanne Cooper............as Doris Ormsby
Ray Stricklyn............as Jeff Turner
Barry Brooks............as Thorney
Robert Anderson............as Sheriff Bronson
Robert Tetrick............as Hobson
Synopsis:
A drifter witnesses a murder and flees only to become a victim
of the same killers. [SC]

[094] State Trooper: HARD MONEY, SOFT TOUCH (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1794
19Mar59 copyright date
Directed By Earl Bellamy
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Nita Talbot............as Irma Niergard
James Coburn............as Dobie
Raymond Greenleaf............as Jasper Williams
Recurring Cast:
Robert Armstrong (as Sheriff Andy Anderson)
Synopsis:
A priceless coin collection is stolen. Rod Blake's suspects are
a Casino dealer and her boyfriend. [SC]

 [095] State Trooper: LET 'EM EAT SMOKE (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1795 (copyright date 17Apr59)
Directed By William Witney
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Jody Lawrence............as Patti Roberts
Gary Walberg............as Dooley Binns
Charles Bateman............as Jeff Roberts
Will J. White............as Hank Patton
Robert B. Williams............as The Dispatcher
Synopsis:
Rod Blake parachutes into a rageing forest fire trying to capture
a suspect, who is hiding in an abandoned mine, wanted for the robbery
and murder of a store owner. [SC]

 [096] State Trooper: THE PATIENT SKELETON (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1796 (copyright date 30Apr59)
Directed By William Witney
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
DeForest Kelley............as Graham Jones
Charles Aidman............as Tom Brandywine
Ian Wolfe............as Eli Crater
Edith Evanson............as Emily Brandywine
GEORGE ROBOTHAM (UNCREDITED), CARL SAXE(UNCREDITED). [SC]
Synopsis:
When a truck accidentally crashes into an old Nevada mansion,
the bones of a man murdered many years ago are discovered in
the wall [ta]
(Aired 21Nov64, WPIX (Independent) NYC, Sat 11:00 AM - not PM)

[097] State Trooper: THE CASE OF THE BAREFOOT GIRL (1959) (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1797 (copyright date 16Apr59)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By Lawrence Kimble.
Guest Cast:
Merry Anders........as Mrs. Wallace
Stephen Douglass........as Johnny Wallace
Eduardo Noriega........as LT. Lasada
Tudor Owen........as Mr.Donnely
Miram Colon........as Francesca
George Tavino........as Capt.Perez
Raoul De Leon........as Mr.Rodriguez
Martin Neiman........as Ramon.
Synopsis:
Rod Blake travels to a small Mexican village to help a hunting guide friend
accused of murdering a tourist couple from San Francisco. [SC]

[--] Revue prod. no. 1798 - no details - possibly not filmed

[098] State Trooper: PISTOLS FOR TWO (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1799 (copyright date 7May59)
Directed By William Witney
Teleplay By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Faith Domergue............as Elaine Kendall
John Archer.............as Cliff Bateman
Stephen Roberts............as Joe Black
John Milford............as Matty Herman
James Chandler............as Captain Brady
Tom Gleason............as Jay Kendall
Synopsis:
Rod Blake travels to San Francisco to help a tough newspaper editor friend prove
that the death of one of his reporters wasn't commited in self defense. [SC]

 [099] State Trooper: SO EARLY IN THE MORNING (copyright title)
a.k.a. SO EARLY IN THE MOURNING (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1701A (copyright date 21May59)
Directed By William Witney
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Faith Domergue............as Janice Moore
Abby Shelton............as Linda Green
Charles Gray............as Lloyd Dalton
Richard Crane............as Peck Brinkman
Vito Scotti............as Reggie
Synopsis:
A two-time burgler tells Rod Blake that a young woman offered him a large sum
of money to kill someone. Rod goes undercover to investigate. [SC]

[100] State Trooper: LOVE ON THE ROCKS
Revue prod. no. 1702A
28May59 copyright date
Guest cast:
Mason Alan Dinehart... Danny
Nancy Kilgas ......... Pat
Virginia Christine ... Rena
Jason Johnson ........ Harvey
Synopsis:
The murder of a domineering woman involves many suspects: to know her
was to hate her. [RF]

 [101] State Trooper: WHILE JEROME BURNED (verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1703A (copyright date 14May59)
Directed By William Witney
Written By Steven Thornley
Guest Cast:
Catherine McCloud............as Linda Graham
Dick Foran............as Gabe Beiler
Fred Wayne............as Frank Nagel
Robert Anderson............as Sheriff Martin
Synopsis:
A body is found in a burning car, believed to be the owner of a
well-known Las Vegas cattle ranch. Rod Blake's suspects are a ranch
forman and the owner's ex-wife. [SC]

[102] State Trooper: AND BABY MAKES TWO
Revue prod. no. 1704A (copyright date 04Jun59)
Guest cast:
Constance Ford ....... Wendy
Dennis Patrick ....... Pete
Synopsis:
Blake investigates the robbery of a Nevada gambling casino. [RF]

[103] State Trooper: THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES
Revue prod. no. 1705A (copyright date 18May59)
Guest cast:
Les Tremayne ......... Philmore
Barney Phillips ...... Wolkie
Connie Davis ......... Jane
Andrea King .......... Miss Benton
Synopsis:
Blake looks into the strange disappearance of a visitor at a military
academy. [RF]

[104] State Trooper: EVERYTHING ELSE IS BRIDGEPORT
Revue prod. no. 1706A (copyright date 11Jun59)
Guest cast:
Bart Burns ........... Belden
Jean Howell .......... Ruby
James Flavin ......... Box
Read Morgan .......... Hess
Synopsis:
A murderer's trail takes Blake from Nevada to New York City. [RF]

 [105] State Trooper: THE GIRL ON CLOUD NINE (final episode)(verified -SC)
Revue prod. no. 1707A (copyright date 25Jun59)
Directed Richard Irving
Written By Lawrence Kimble
Guest Cast:
Jean Allison.............as Claire Eaton
Gail Robbins............as Dawn Corday
Penny Edwards............as Carol Davis
Greg Palmer............as Ben Stander
Marc Platt............as Tony Wing
Synopsis:
Rod Blake is called in to investigate the blackmailing and the brutal
beating of a Las Vegas show girl. [SC]

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In 1956 Actor Rod Cameron had just completed a successful series
at Revue Productions called City Detective (1953-1956). He played the
hard-boiled policeman Detective Lieutenant Bart Grant. Now the same
production company had another police series ready for him called
State Trooper. His character was named Rod Blake, and he was Chief
Investigator for the Nevada State Troopers. This role was written
especially for him by staff writer Lawrence Kimble. The basic plot was
simple. Rod Blake traveled throughout the state of Nevada helping
other law enforcement officers solve various crimes. A great deal of
the show was filmed on location at many Nevada locations: Las
Vegas, Boulder Dam, Carson City, Goldfield, Tonapah and many
more. But some episodes were also shot on the Old Republic back lot
and at Iverson Ranch. The pilot episode had two titles. "Killer On
Horseback" was the original and "Rodeo Roughhouse" was the
series title. The pilot actually was shot at the Republic back lot and
either Red Rock Canyon or the desert area around Palm Springs,
California. This series became very popular with many TV viewers and
was a good moneymaker for the studio and Rod Cameron. Many of
the familiar character actors of the 50's and early 60's appeared on the
show, including soon to be famous actors such as Angie Dickinson
(Police Woman), John Vivyan (Mr. Lucky), Craig Stevens (Peter Gunn),
Jack Kelly (Maverick), Amanda Blake (Gunsmoke), Michael Landon
(Bonanza) and many more. The one thing that many fans of the series
enjoyed was the vehicle that Rod Cameron drove. It was an
unmarked, black, 1956 Ford V8 Sedan. A lot of the physical action was
performed by Cameron, but he did have a regular stunt double who
filled in on the dangerous scenes. Paul Stader was the regular double
for most of the series, but Bob Morgan and Al Wyatt were used on
occasion. The recurring roll of Sheriff Andy Anderson was played by
veteran actor Robert Armstrong (King Kong). The series ended in
1959. In the wings was another series waiting for Rod Cameron, also
written by veteran writer Lawrence Kimble. This one was about a San
Diego based private investigator. It was called Coronado 9.
[Sal Crisanti]

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You may have noticed that quite a few of the writing credits for
this series were written by Lawrence Kimble.
Kimble was one of the most prolific writers during the early days in
Hollywood. His career began in 1936. He wrote screenplays for many low budget
productions at different studios. From time to time he also scripted with
other writers on the same film. He was very active writing films until the
early 50's, when he began writing scripts for television. He was hired
by MCA tv/Revue Studios as a contract writer and began turning out original
stories and teleplays for tv series like:-
"City Detective" (1953-55),
"Soldiers of Fortune" (1955-57),
"State Trooper", (1957-59),
"Mike Hammer" (1958-59),
"Coronado 9" (1959-60),
and many more.

Lawrence Kimble was also part of a writing team, consisting of two other
very prolific writers. They were Barry Shipman and Fenton Earnshaw. It took
a very disciplined and creative individual to turn out script after script
during very short shooting schedules.
Lawrence Kimble was born in Bakerfield, California in 1904 and
left us on September 3, 1977. He was a gifted writer. [Sal Crisanti]

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Hi,
Came across the listings of STATE TROOPER starring Rod Cameron.
First, my story! In September of 1957, I was in high school and took two
weeks out of school to go with my grandmother (by car) to California and
as we were coming home, we crossed Hoover Dam in Nevada. They were filming
STATE TROOPER and I got Rod Cameron's autograph. He was in a blue ford as
I recall and they were filming him driving across the dam and we passed
in our cars. I would like to see this episode, but don't know the name
of it. Could you help me with the name and also where I might obtain a
copy per vhs video?
Thanks!
Carla
"Carl and Erma Jean Armstrong" <carla@mcmsys.com> (Missouri)
April 2002

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